H-8238

   Amend House File 2463 as follows:
   1.  Page 33, by striking lines 32 through 35 and inserting <expressly authorized by law, consistent with options under federal law and regulations, and contingent upon receipt of approval from the office of the governor of reimbursement for each abortion performed under the program:>
   2.  Page 34, after line 2 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 142, subsection 1, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  a.  Iowans support reducing the number of abortions performed in our state. For an abortion covered under the program, except in the case of a medical emergency, as defined in section 135L.1, for any woman, the physician shall certify both of the following:
   (1)  That the woman has been given the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of the fetus as part of the standard of care before an abortion is performed.
   (2)  That the woman has been provided information regarding the options relative to a pregnancy, including continuing the pregnancy to term and retaining parental rights following the child’s birth, continuing the pregnancy to term and placing the child for adoption, and terminating the pregnancy.
   b.  Funds appropriated under this section shall not be used for abortions, unless otherwise authorized under this section.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, funds appropriated under this section shall not be used for abortions.
   c.  b.  The provisions of this section relating to abortions shall also apply to the Iowa health and wellness plan created pursuant to chapter 249N, as enacted in this Act.
   c.  For the purposes of this section, “abortion” means the termination of a human pregnancy with the intent other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus. Abortion does not include medical care which has as its primary purpose the treatment of a serious physical condition requiring emergency medical treatment necessary to save the life of a mother.>
   3.  Page 62, after line 31 by inserting: 

<DIVISION ___
ABORTIONS —— PUBLICLY FUNDED ENTITIES OR INSTITUTIONS
   Sec. ___.  PUBLICLY FUNDED ENTITIES OR INSTITUTIONS —— ABORTIONS PROHIBITED.  As a condition of the appropriations in this 2014 Act, any entities or institutions in this state that receive any of the moneys appropriated in this Act or receive any other available public moneys shall not perform abortions. For the purposes of this section, “abortion” means the termination of a human pregnancy with the intent other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus. “Abortion” does not include medical care which has as its primary purpose the treatment of a serious physical condition requiring emergency medical treatment necessary to save the life of a mother.>
   4.  By renumbering as necessary.

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SALMON of Black Hawk

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SHAW of Pocahontas

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ALONS of Sioux

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SHEETS of Appanoose

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GASSMAN of Winnebago

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HEARTSILL of Marion

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GUSTAFSON of Madison

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KOESTER of Polk

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WATTS of Dallas

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FISHER of Tama